Prefixes & Suffixes

The following list is by no means complete, but it may help in understanding some difficult terminology. The following abbreviations are used ; Gr., for the Greek ; L., for the Latin.

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Term Definition
pakiio-

(Gr., ancient), palaeontology , study of ancient life.
ovi-

(L., egg), ovum , egg.oviparous mammals
Os-

(Gr., bone), osseQus , pertaining to bone.
ortho-

(Gr., straight), Orthoptera , order of insects with straight wings.
or-

(L., mouth), oral , pertaining to the mouth.
Oo-

(Gr., egg), oogenesis , formation and development of an egg.
omni-

(L., omnis-all) e.g. omnivore.
oligo-

(Gr., few or little), oligotrichous , having few cilia.
oedo-

(Gr., swollen), edema (oedema), swollen condition.
octo-

(L., eight), octopus , animal with eight appendages.
nuc-

(L., kernel or centre), nucleus , central portion of a cell.
noto-

(Gr. notos, The back), e.g. notochord.
non-

(L., not), non-irritant , not irritating.
nephro-

(Gr., kidney), iiephridium , tubular excretory organ.
neo-

(Or., young or recent), Neotropical , constituting a recent biogeographic region in the tropics.